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<p>DALLAS — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent running for president as a Democrat, rallied thousands of Texans here Sunday afternoon with a progressive clarion call that included some tough talk for Democratic opponents who may be overlooking solidly red Texas in their campaign calculus. </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-07-20/dallas-sanders-tough-talk-fires-thousands" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-07-20/dallas-sanders-tough-talk-fires-thousands#commentsTexasPATRICK SVITEKBernie SandersBernie SandersBusinessBusinessDallasDallasDemocratic PartyEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentGeography of TexasHealthHealthHospitalityHospitalityLawLawPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationSenatorTexasTexasUnited StatesVermontMon, 20 Jul 2015 05:01:56 +0000PATRICK SVITEK226150 at http://lubbockonline.comAP-GfK Poll: Clinton's standing falls among Democrats http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-16/ap-gfk-poll-clintons-standing-falls-among-democrats
<p>WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton's standing is falling among Democrats, and voters view her as less decisive and inspiring than when she launched her presidential campaign just three months ago, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-16/ap-gfk-poll-clintons-standing-falls-among-democrats" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-16/ap-gfk-poll-clintons-standing-falls-among-democrats#commentsFiled onlineLISA LERER and EMILY SWANSONAssociated PressBarack ObamaBarack Obama presidential primary campaignBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionCharlotteDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyDonald WaltersEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentGfKHealthHealthHillary Clinton caucuses and primariesHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonKentuckyLouisvillepaintPerson CareerPerson LocationPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatesPresidency of Barack ObamapresidentQuotationStephanie BergholdoTechnologyTechnologyUnited StatesWASHINGTONWhite HouseThu, 16 Jul 2015 13:23:20 +0000LISA LERER and EMILY SWANSON225759 at http://lubbockonline.comObama vigorously challenges critics of landmark Iran dealhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-16/obama-vigorously-challenges-critics-landmark-iran-deal
<p>WASHINGTON — Vigorously challenging his critics, President Barack Obama launched an aggressive and detailed defense of a landmark Iranian nuclear accord Wednesday, rejecting the idea it leaves Tehran on the brink of a bomb and arguing the only alternative to the diplomatic deal is war.</p>
<p>“Either the issue of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is resolved diplomatically through a negotiation or it’s resolved through force, through war,” Obama said during a lengthy White House news conference. “Those are the options.”</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-16/obama-vigorously-challenges-critics-landmark-iran-deal" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-16/obama-vigorously-challenges-critics-landmark-iran-deal#commentsNational NewsJULIE PACEArms Purchase SaleBarack ObamaBenjamin NetanyahuBenjamin NetanyahuBusinessBusinessCongresscritic of ObamaDemocratic PartyEconomy of IranEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentForeign relations of IranHealthHealthInternational relationsIranIranIran–United States relationsIran–United States relations afterIsraelJoe BidenNuclear program of IranPerson CareerPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of IranPresidency of Barack ObamapresidentPrime MinisterQuotationSanctions against IranTEHRANvice presidentWASHINGTONWhite HouseThu, 16 Jul 2015 05:04:18 +0000JULIE PACE225730 at http://lubbockonline.comRepublican leaders putting together trade rescue planhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-06-17/republican-leaders-putting-together-trade-rescue-plan
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<p>WASHINGTON — After talks with President Barack Obama, top Republican leaders in Congress put together a quick rescue plan Tuesday for highly controversial, White House-backed trade legislation that Democrats derailed in the House last week.</p>
<p>Officials said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., were likely to split the stalled bill into two parts in hopes of sending them to the president separately, with Republicans providing most of the needed votes for one part, and Democrats for the other.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-06-17/republican-leaders-putting-together-trade-rescue-plan" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-06-17/republican-leaders-putting-together-trade-rescue-plan#commentsNational NewsDavid EspoAmerican Jobs ActBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionCaribbeanCongressDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentHaitiHealthHealthHeidi HeitkampHouse SpeakerJohn BoehnerJohn BoehnerleaderMitch McConnellMitch McConnellNancy PelosiNancy PelosiOhioPerson CareerPerson LocationPerson PartyPolitical parties in the United StatesPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatesPresidency of Barack ObamapresidentQuotationRepublican PartyRepublican PartySAN FRANCISCOSenateTom SteyerUnited States debt-ceiling crisisUnited States House of RepresentativesWASHINGTONWest CoastWhite HouseWed, 17 Jun 2015 05:03:50 +0000David Espo222980 at http://lubbockonline.comObama's trade quest trails him across Atlantichttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-06-08/obamas-trade-quest-trails-him-across-atlantic
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<p>ELMAU, Germany — President Barack Obama’s politically fraught trade quest in Washington trailed him across the Atlantic Sunday, as he met with world leaders anxiously watching a debate on Capitol Hill that could impact the status of economic pacts with the Asia-Pacific and Europe.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-06-08/obamas-trade-quest-trails-him-across-atlantic" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-06-08/obamas-trade-quest-trails-him-across-atlantic#commentsWorldJULIE PACEAlpsAngela MerkelartistAsia-PacificBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessCanadaCandidate PositionChancellorCongressDavid CameronDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyDisasterDisasterELMAUEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEuropeEuropean UnionFast trackFranceG-7Germanygroup of sevenHealthHealthIllinoisItalyLuo peoplePerson CareerPerson LocationPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatespresidentPrime MinisterQuotationRepublican PartyRichard FontaineSenateSocial IssuesSocial IssuesTrans-Pacific PartnershipUnited KingdomUnited StatesWASHINGTONWhite HouseMon, 08 Jun 2015 05:12:56 +0000JULIE PACE222184 at http://lubbockonline.comAP Source: House panel subpoenas Hillary Clinton confidant http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-20/ap-source-house-panel-subpoenas-hillary-clinton-confidant
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime confidant of Hillary Rodham Clinton has been subpoenaed to testify before a special House panel investigating the deaths of four Americans at the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, according to an official familiar with the probe.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-20/ap-source-house-panel-subpoenas-hillary-clinton-confidant" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-20/ap-source-house-panel-subpoenas-hillary-clinton-confidant#commentsFiled onlineambassadorBENGHAZIBill ClintonBlumenthalBusinessBusinessChristopher StevensClintonDemocratic PartyDepartment of StateElijah CummingsEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentHealthHealthHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonIowaJamal WareLaborLaborLawLawLibyaLubbock Avalanche-JournalMarylandofficialofficial , speakingPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatesQuotationRepublican PartySecretarySecretary of StateSidney BlumenthalSidney BlumenthalSouth CarolinaThe Associated PressTrey GowdyUnited StatesUnited StatesWASHINGTONWed, 20 May 2015 14:26:24 +0000Staff220219 at http://lubbockonline.comIn South Carolina, a Republican scramble to stand outhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-05-10/south-carolina-republican-scramble-stand-out
<p>GREENVILLE, S.C. — Republicans making their pitch to be the party’s 2016 presidential nominee aimed to out-do each other Saturday in arguing President Barack Obama is a failed leader.</p>
<p>But hitting Obama with the usual critiques — from his 2010 health care overhaul to allegations of missteps on foreign policy to the rise in the national debt during his time in office — also made it hard for the gaggle of White House aspirants to stand out during a forum in South Carolina hosted by the conservative group Citizens United.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-05-10/south-carolina-republican-scramble-stand-out" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-05-10/south-carolina-republican-scramble-stand-out#commentsNational NewsBILL BARROWBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Obama presidential primary campaignBobby JindalBobby JindalBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionCarly FiorinaCarly FiorinaCEOCollege RepublicansDavid BossieDemocratic PartyenergyEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentexecutiveFamily RelationFloridaGovernorGreenvilleHealthHealthHewlett PackardHillary Rodham ClintonHuman InterestHuman InterestIndian American historyIowaLaborLaborLouisianaMilwaukeeMitt RomneyPerson CareerPerson LocationPerson PartyPerson RelationPoliticsPoliticsPresidency of Barack ObamapresidentPresidents of the United Nations Security CouncilPunjabi peopleQuotationRick SantorumRodham ClintonScott WalkerSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSouth CarolinaTed CruzUnited StatesWhite HouseWisconsinSun, 10 May 2015 05:26:18 +0000BILL BARROW219156 at http://lubbockonline.comTrade deal poses dilemma for Clinton in Democratic primaryhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-28/trade-deal-poses-dilemma-clinton-democratic-primary
<p> WASHINGTON (AP) — On a trip to Australia in 2012, Hillary Rodham Clinton lavished praise on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, calling it the "gold standard" in efforts to create open and fair trade.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-28/trade-deal-poses-dilemma-clinton-democratic-primary" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-28/trade-deal-poses-dilemma-clinton-democratic-primary#commentsFiled onlineAmerican Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial OrganizationsAustraliaBarack ObamaBernie SandersBusinessBusinessCanadaDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyDepartment of StateEmployment ChangeEmployment RelationEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentforwardGovernorHealthHealthHillary Clinton caucuses and primariesHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonInternational relationsLubbock Avalanche-JournalMartin O'MalleyNew HampshireNorth American Free Trade AgreementNorth American Free Trade AgreementPerson CareerPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatesPresidency of Bill ClintonpresidentPresident Barack Obama's secretary of stateQuotationRichard TrumkaSecretary of StateTrade RepresentativeTrans-Pacific PartnershipUnited StatesUnited States free trade agreementsVermontWASHINGTONTue, 28 Apr 2015 16:56:20 +0000Staff217761 at http://lubbockonline.comSenators counter president on tradehttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-26/senators-counter-president-trade
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<p>WASHINGTON — Two of the Democratic Party’s most vocal opponents of strengthening President Barack Obama’s hand in trade deals are taking issue with his recent criticism and are calling on him to make public the draft text of a still incomplete deal with 11 other Pacific rim nations.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-26/senators-counter-president-trade" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-26/senators-counter-president-trade#commentsNational NewsJIM KUHNHENNAsia PacificBarack ObamaBarack ObamaCongressDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyElizabeth WarrenEuropeIllinoisMassachusettsOhioPacific RimPerson CareerPerson LocationPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticspresidentSenatorThe Trans-Pacific PartnershipUnited StatesWASHINGTONSun, 26 Apr 2015 05:19:55 +0000JIM KUHNHENN217504 at http://lubbockonline.comClinton to start 2016 bid with focus on voter interaction http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-06/clinton-start-2016-bid-focus-voter-interaction
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to launch her campaign for president sometime in the next two weeks and will initially focus on intimate events, rather than soaring speeches to big rallies, as her team looks to put her in direct contact with voters in states with early primaries or caucuses.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-06/clinton-start-2016-bid-focus-voter-interaction" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-06/clinton-start-2016-bid-focus-voter-interaction#commentsFiled onlineBill ClintonBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionDemocratic PartyDemocratic Party presidential primariesEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFamily RelationHealthHealthHillary Clinton caucuses and primariesHillary Clinton presidential campaignHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonLubbock Avalanche-JournalPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatespresidentSenateUnited StatesWASHINGTONWhite HouseMon, 06 Apr 2015 16:01:35 +0000Staff215139 at http://lubbockonline.comObama joins in jokefest with GOP's Walker at Gridiron dinnerhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-14/obama-joins-jokefest-gops-walker-gridiron-dinner
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting older changes a guy, President Barack Obama says, and he admits he’s getting crankier.</p>
<p>“Next week I’m signing an executive order to get off my lawn,” Obama joked Saturday night at the Gridiron Club and Foundation’s annual dinner. On top of that, the nation’s graying chief executive says he’s having trouble now with his morning cup of joe. “Coffee really disagrees with me these days,” he says, “which is why John Boehner just invited coffee to address the joint House.”</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-14/obama-joins-jokefest-gops-walker-gridiron-dinner" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-03-14/obama-joins-jokefest-gops-walker-gridiron-dinner#commentsFiled onlineNational NewsAPBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBill Rodham ClintonBusinessBusinessCandidate Positionchairmanchief executiveDemocratic PartyEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentexecutiveGovernorGridiron ClubHealthHealthHillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonJoe the PlumberJohn BoehnerJohn BoehnerLubbock Avalanche-JournalPerson CareerPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticspresidentPresidents of the United Nations Security CouncilQuotationRepublican PartyRudy GiulianiScott WalkerTerry McAuliffeTerry McAuliffeUnited StatesUnited States House of RepresentativesVirginiaVirginia GovWASHINGTONWashingtonWisconsinSun, 15 Mar 2015 03:41:49 +0000AP212504 at http://lubbockonline.comDemocrats stand by Clinton but with some reservationshttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-03-12/democrats-stand-clinton-some-reservations
<p>WASHINGTON — Democrats closed ranks around Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday after her public explanation of her email practices — yet party officials in important election states appeared resigned to the prospect that her all-but-certain presidential campaign will be saddled with drama and controversy.</p>
<p>The mood among Democrats around the country suggested Clinton has work to do to bolster party enthusiasm as she nears the launch of her 2016 campaign, though there’s still no sign she’ll face a robust primary challenge.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-03-12/democrats-stand-clinton-some-reservations" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-03-12/democrats-stand-clinton-some-reservations#commentsNational NewsJULIE PACEallayBrady Quirk-GarvanBusinessBusinessCerro Gordo County DemocraticchairmanCHARLESTONDebbie StabenowDemocratic PartyDepartment of StateEmailEmployment RelationEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentHealthHealthHillary Rodham ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonHuma AbedinInternational relationsIowaJohn StoneLaborLaborLawLawMichiganPerson CareerPerson LocationPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatespresidentPrivateQuotationSecretary of StateSouth CarolinaThe Associated PressUnited NationsUnited StatesWASHINGTONThu, 12 Mar 2015 05:05:04 +0000JULIE PACE212191 at http://lubbockonline.comAP-GfK Poll: Most back Obama plan to raise investment taxeshttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-23/ap-gfk-poll-most-back-obama-plan-raise-investment-taxes
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<p>WASHINGTON — The rich aren’t taxed enough and the middle class is taxed too much. As for your taxes, you probably think they’re too high as well.</p>
<p>Those are the results of an Associated Press-GfK poll that found that most people in the United States support President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise investment taxes on high-income families.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-23/ap-gfk-poll-most-back-obama-plan-raise-investment-taxes" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-23/ap-gfk-poll-most-back-obama-plan-raise-investment-taxes#commentsNational NewsEMILY SWANSONAssociated PressBarack ObamaBernie SandersBob MontgomeryBush tax cutsCongressDemocratic PartyEconomy of the United StatesElizabeth WarrenHillary Rodham ClintonHuman InterestHuman InterestIncome taxIncome tax in the United StatesMartinsvilleMassachusettsObamaOnePerson CareerPerson LocationPerson PartyPolitical economyPresidency of Barack ObamapresidentPublic economicsQuotationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesTaxTaxationTaxation history of the United StatesTechnologyTechnologyUnited StatesUSDVermontVirginiaWASHINGTONMon, 23 Feb 2015 06:00:20 +0000EMILY SWANSON210186 at http://lubbockonline.comDemocrats: We must better explain what it means to be a Demhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-22/democrats-we-must-better-explain-what-it-means-be-dem
<p>WASHINGTON — Democrats are struggling to answer a simple question — “What’s a Democrat?” — and must do a better job of explaining their core values to voters, according to a task force formed after the party’s dismal showing in the 2014 election.</p>
<p>“I am here to tell you the Democratic Party has lost its way,” said a panel member, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear. The problems are not with the “party’s core beliefs,” he said, but relate to “our inability to convey our principles to the American people in a precise, concise and passionate way.”</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-22/democrats-we-must-better-explain-what-it-means-be-dem" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-02-22/democrats-we-must-better-explain-what-it-means-be-dem#commentsNational NewsKen ThomasBusinessBusinessCongressConnecticutDan MalloyDebbie Wasserman SchultzDebbie Wasserman SchultzDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyGovernorHealthHealthHospitalityHospitalityIllinoisKentuckyLaborLaborLawLawMarylandMassachusettsPerson CareerPerson PartyPolitical parties in the United StatesPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatesPolitics of VirginiapresidentQuotationRepublican PartyRepublican PartySenateSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSouthern DemocratsSteve BeshearWASHINGTONSun, 22 Feb 2015 06:42:43 +0000Ken Thomas210101 at http://lubbockonline.comObama's tax proposals get cool reception from GOP lawmakershttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-01-19/obamas-tax-proposals-get-cool-reception-gop-lawmakers
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are already signaling they will do what they can to block President Barack Obama's pitch for tax increases on the wealthiest Americans.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-01-19/obamas-tax-proposals-get-cool-reception-gop-lawmakers" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-01-19/obamas-tax-proposals-get-cool-reception-gop-lawmakers#commentsFiled onlineNational NewsABCAdam KinzingerBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBush tax cutsBusinessBusinessCapital gains taxChairman of the Finance CommitteeCongressDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyEconomic policy of Barack ObamaEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentHealthHealthHuman InterestHuman InterestIllinoisIllinoisLubbock Avalanche-JournalLuo peopleOrrin HatchPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationSenateSocial IssuesSocial IssuesThis WeekUnited StatesUSDUtahWASHINGTONMon, 19 Jan 2015 13:42:21 +0000Staff205727 at http://lubbockonline.com